WEATHER FORECAST

Evening Star, Issue 22277, 2 March 1936, Page 8

WEATHER FORECAST

OVERCAST-RAIN Tha following weather forecast was issued at noon by the Meteorological Office. Wellington, covering the south-* • ern district—Dunedin, Port Chalmers* Tapanui, Winton, Invercargill, Riverton, Orepuki’, Bluff, Halfmoon Bay:—Acting Chief Postmaster. A moderate depression is crossing th» South Island. Pressure has risen considerably over south-eastern Forecast: Southerly winds, soon becoming general and strong in force.Weather cloudy to overcast, with misti or fog in places, and rain probable,, with some heavy falls. Temperatures; cold; seas rough in Foveaux Strait* elsewhere moderate, but rising. ANOTHER WET WEEK-END. Conditions in' the past three days have been characterised by a dull sky and intermittent heavy showers. Fortunately, several important sports fixtures were not interfered with on Sat- s urday afternoon, the rain holding off until the evening, when it continued spasmodically throughout the night and a part of Sunday morning. Yesterday afternoon the weather cleared, bub drenching rain again began last evening and was still falling this afternoon. Temperatures over the week-end were mild, the respective maximum and minimum readings for and vesterday being 65deg and 47deg; 62.7 deg and 50.5 deg. The total rainfall from Saturday to 9 a.m. to-day was .47in. The maximum temperature up to noon to-day, when the barometec was falling at 29.4, was 57.1 deg, the minimum reading being S4.Bdeg.